Stephen A White

Interests

Biography

My interests range widely across ancient philosophy from Aristotle to Zeno (the Stoic from Cyprus more than the Eleatic), and I have side interests in Greek tragedy (especially Aeschylus) and Hellenistic literature. My teaching is concentrated in ancient philosophy and Greek language (both at all levels), and in Greek culture generally; but from time to time I also teach Latin authors and Roman topics. My published work focuses on Aristotle and his associates, and mainly in the area of ethics. I’ve also published articles in various other areas, including early astronomy and Hellenistic poetry. Recent publications include “Milesian Measures: Time, Space, and Matter” in the Oxford Handbook to Presocratic Philosophy (2008); “Posidonius and Stoic Physics” in Greek and Roman Philosophy 100 BC to 200 AD (2007); and two volumes on the Hellenistic Lyceum (co-edited with W.W. Fortenbaugh): Lyco of Troas and Hieronymus of Rhodes (2004) and Aristo of Ceos (2006). My main current projects are a translation of Diogenes Laertius' Lives and Doctrines of the Ancient Philosophers (for CUP), a commentary on Cicero's On Ends Book 5 (for OUP), and a book on Aristotle's theories of pleasure.